The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-18
BOOK NOTICES.

DoEoTEY THORN, or THORNTON By Julian
Warth. Emo; 216 pages. 81 IS. D. Lothrop
Company, Boston.
Dorothy Thorn" is very good Ameri-
can novel. The tale is a sketch of not-sur-
prising events. There is not an incident
told in the book that does not seem tame in
the telling, tame with the unromantic COM
monplace of life; and yet there is not a spot
where the people forget their parts or hest
tate for words or fail to suit the action to
them; and, however easy the pages. the
chapters move with conscious strength: and
the whole is one. There is a Moral tn
Dorothy Thorn; there are more than one
She is made to live for something beyond
the readers diversion. What that purpose
IS, or what those purposes are, is not set
down in the book; but nobody reads and
asks.
1.-THE FORTUNES OF WORDS" By F. Garlanda.
A. Lowell & Co., 10 Aston Place, New York,
publishers.
This lisa most admirable work, and is both
interesting and valuable. No one can read
it without gaining great deal of informa-
ton about words and their origin. DIR. Gar
landa is the author of another admirable
work of similar character-"T Philoso-
ply of Words"-which has been very highly
commended by scholars.
GERALDINE: A Souvenir of the st. Lawrence.
Iicknor & Co.. Boston, publishers.
This is one of Ticknors paper series. and
is probably o ne of the best of the series. 1t
is a love story in rhyme, and very pretty
love story it is. 1t is strong in feeling and
pure in teaching and has already achieved
considerable popularity.
MAGAZINES
A portrait of Gen Guzman Blanco, the
President and autocratic rnler of the United
States of Venezuela, furnishes the fronts
piece of the american Magazine for Au-
gust. A lively description of a soiourn in
Venezuela Gllustratei) is contributed by
DIR. w. F. Hutchinson. That country is ex-
ceedlngly attractive, and those who have
once visited it are almost sure to make the
trip again. Most of the coffee sold in
the United States as mocha" or
''Java" is raised there The jJustices
of the Superior Court are presented
both by the engraver's art and in pen por-
traits by a. L. White They are solid look
ing men, for the most part, with a decided
development of avoirdupois. Julian Haw-
thorne contributes sketches of typical char
acterS, such as almost every American vii
lage can produce. AS yet the main features
of village society have not suffered so much
change as that of our cities, and Mr.. Haw-
thorne does good service by embalming
these types before they pass away. The
chief poem of this number of the magazine
is a patriotic lay by Maurice Thompson, en-
titled ''Our Legend" R. T. Bush & Son,
100 and 1872 Pearl street, New York city
The July Cosmopolitan is the first num-
Der of this magazine published in New York
city. Since its removal from Rochester it
has been greatly enlarged and improved
Its handsome cover is certain to attract at
tention. Its illustrations and interesting
and valuable articles make it an excellent
magazine. 1t opens with handsomely illus
trated article by Louise Chandler Moulton,
entitled ga Lazy Tour in Spain" The
frontispiece, 'In Madrid Cafe" engraved
byVelten, is beautiful E. w. Kemble's illus
trations accompanying Mrs. Angelina Teals
story, ga HOosier Capulet,n are full of
quaint humor The fac-simile signatures
accompanying Frank G. Carpenters article
on "Royal Signatures" possess much intek-
est. "How to Live Hundred Years. by
Richard A. Proctor, demonstrates the fact
that three score and ten is not the natural
limit of human life. Joel Benton's ''Remi-
niscences of Horace Greeley with q fine
interesting. The young Folks depart
ment contains several articles of interest.
Schlicht, Field & Co., Publishers, New York
city.
The PnnSy for July is a delightful num-
Der and will certainly increase the popu-
larity of the magazine with the young peo-
pie The illustrations are appropriate and
the reading matter is excellent. d. Lo-
throp & Co., Boston.
The ESoteric, published in Boston, is a
new candidate for public favor. 1t presents
a handsome appearance and its articles are
both interesting and valuable. The Esoteric
Publishing Company, Boston.